1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Columbia (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
	← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1904, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1905.

Season headlines

Christian Steinmetz of Wisconsin becomes the first player to score at least 1,000 points during his career.^[1]
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.^[2]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.^[3]

Conference membership changes

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Harvard Crimson	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Independent
Northwestern Wildcats	No major basketball program	Western Conference

Regular season

Conference winners

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[4]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Columbia	None selected	No Tournament^[5]
Western Conference	None (see note)	None selected	No Tournament^[6]

NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season, although intermural games took place between conference members during the 1904–05 season. In 1904–05, Chicago (9–3) finished with the best winning percentage (.750) and Wisconsin (10–8) with the most wins.^[6]

1904–05 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Columbia	8	–	0	1.000	19	–	1	.950
Yale	5	–	3	.625	22	–	13	.629
Princeton	4	–	4	.500	8	–	5	.615
Cornell	2	–	6	.250	5	–	16	.238
Penn	1	–	7	.125	9	–	14	.391

1904–05 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chicago†	5	–	2	.714	9	–	3	.750
Wisconsin	1	–	1	.500	10	–	8	.556
Minnesota	3	–	1	.750	7	–	7	.500
Northwestern	1	–	2	.333	2	–	2	.500
Iowa	0	–	3	.000	6	–	8	.429
Purdue	1	–	3	.250	3	–	6	.333
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	5	–	12	.294

† Intramural play only, the conference did not have an official champion winner

Independents

A total of 64 college teams played as major independents. Among them, Williams (20–2) and Lewis (20–5) finished with the most wins.^[7]

1904–05 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Augustana (Ill.)		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Denver		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Muskingum		–		–	8	–	0	1.000
New Mexico		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Wabash		–		–	8	–	0	1.000
Washington University		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Wyoming		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Williams		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Bucknell		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Dayton		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Ohio State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Allegheny		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Lewis		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Grove City		–		–	15	–	4	.789
North Dakota		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Wheaton (Ill.)		–		–	10	–	3	.769
Brigham Young		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Butler		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Fordham		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Penn State		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Montana State		–		–	5	–	2	.714
Harvard		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Nebraska		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Brown		–		–	13	–	6	.684
Cincinnati		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Dartmouth		–		–	20	–	10	.667
North Dakota Agricultural		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Syracuse		–		–	14	–	7	.667
Denison		–		–	9	–	5	.643
Canisius		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Oberlin		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Michigan State		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Oregon Agricultural		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Southwestern (Kan.)		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Colorado		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Holy Cross		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Washington State		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Colgate		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Akron		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Bradley		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Westminster (Pa.)		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Bloomsburg		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Colorado Architectural		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Connecticut		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Illinois State		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Indiana State		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Manhattan		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Kansas		–		–	5	–	6	.455
Lehigh		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Maine		–		–	7	–	9	.438
Army		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Mount Union		–		–	6	–	8	.429
West Virginia		–		–	6	–	9	.400
Temple		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Baker		–		–	5	–	10	.333
Gettysburg		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Wooster		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Kentucky		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Lake Forest		–		–	0	–	5	.000
New Mexico A&M		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Washington		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–		–	0	–	12	.000

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1904–05 season.^[8]

Player	Team
Harry A. Fisher	Columbia
Marcus Hurley	Columbia
Willard Hyatt	Yale
Gilmore Kinney	Yale
C. D. McLees	Wisconsin
James Ozanne	Chicago
Walter Runge	Colgate
Chris Steinmetz	Wisconsin
George Tuck	Minnesota
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt	Princeton

Major player of the year awards

Helms Player of the Year: Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

References

^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
^ "1904-05 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "1904-05 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "1904-05 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

[1] "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[jps-2] Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[ESPN_526-3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

[5] "1904-05 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[sportsrefbig10-6] "1904-05 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[7] "1904-05 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[8] The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

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